by jwright | Mar 7, 2023 | Blog
Once both surveys and classroom observations have been conducted, the next step is to compare and analyze the data. As a collective team of administrators, coaches, and teachers, work to answer the following questions: Where is there agreement between the teachers...
by jwright | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog
We use all types of data in education. It drives everything we do. We use achievement data, demographic data, program data, perception data – just to name a few. But what about lesson design data? How might we use data to proactively design instruction that...
by Jenni Aberli | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog
Schools and districts are so often looking for a silver bullet to improve student outcomes. This isn’t new, we’ve been doing it for years and I’ve yet to find or hear of that ONE SINGLE THING that does it. Trends come and go, curricula change, and research evolves to...
by Jenni Aberli | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog
Carefully planned writing opportunities are an excellent approach for meeting students’ educational and social emotional needs. Not only does the practice of frequent writing build students’ writing skills and stamina, but when given the right type of prompt, paired...
by Jenni Aberli | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog
The first blog post in this series introduced the notion that teachers do not have to choose between meeting students’ educational or social emotional needs; they can naturally address both together. According to CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social and...
